Device Control

Device Control > Temperature and Gas Control

Sets the target temperature and gas concentration conditions.

Set the temperature to be maintained inside an incubator.

Requires:
Device: 

Incubator

Name

Name your Temperature and Gas Control task.

Run asynchronously

When selected, the subsequent tasks will be run immediately - the system will not wait till the time-out is reached or the temperature/concentration achieved.

Continue after timeout

This option overrides the Timeout settings which are ignored. The task waits until the defined temperature/concentration is reached.

Set heating

Check this box if you want to adjust the temperature.

Target Temperature

Set the target temperature of your selected device.

Tolerance above, Tolerance below

Select the tolerance interval above and below your Target Temperature. If any temperature within this interval is reached, the system considers the task to be finished successfully.

Temperature increase/decrease

If this option is available, you can set the speed of heating. Three options are available: Fastest, Time to reach the Temperature and Rate of change (choose a change rate in degrees per minute). Only some devices support this feature.

Time out

Time out specifies the time given to reach the target temperature. If the device does not reach it in time, the job will continue nevertheless. If the temperature is reached before the time-out, the job will continue immediately.

Turn off heating

Once the task is used to reach a temperature, the device holds the temperature within the given tolerance. Select this option if you want to turn the heating off in another part of the job.

... CO2, ... O2
Set Concentration

Set the target concentration of the selected gas.

Time out

Time given to the task to reach the concentration (see above).

Device Control > Analog Out

This task controls the analog output devices.

Control hardware accessories by sending analog signals through a NIDAQ card.

Requires:
Device: 

NIDAQ

Module: 

TTL/Analog IO

Device Type

Type of the output device.

Name

Analog output name.

Output

Output voltage set by clicking ....

Device Control > Replenish Water

Replenishes water using the Water Immersion Dispenser.

Use this task to replenish water by the dispenser to the tubes and onto the water immersion objective each time the water evaporates.

Requires:
Device: 

Water Immersion Dispenser (Nikon Ti2-E)

Device Control > Wait for I/O Event

Pauses the job until a device input/output condition is met.

Capture images only when the incubator temperature rises above 40°C.

Requires:
Device: 

NIDAQ

Module: 

TTL/Analog IO

Name

Name of the task.

Device Type

Type of the device sending the input/output signal.

Name

Name of the device in the system.

Condition

Defines the input/output device condition which resumes the job if it is met.